Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors: Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies in cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Pathology International

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 308-314

  Matsumoto, Koshi ^a   Min, Wen ^a   Yamada, Nobutaka ^a   Asano, Goro ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumor; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Schwannoma; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE TUMOR; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031001577     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1997.tb04498.x     Document Type: Article

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